Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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Style: Art Nouveau
Small Tooled Brass and Wood Holder
Located in Medina, OH
Art Nouveau style small tray on four little circular legs, perfect for a nightstand jewelry holder. High quality and durable tooled brass construction.
Intricate Art Nouveau French...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Daum, Nancy Pâte de Verre Vase, Early 20th Century, Art Nouveau.
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum, Nancy pâte de verre vase, early 20th century, Art Nouveau.
A Daum, Nancy, Art Nouveau vase, 1900, in acid-etched pâte de verre.
H: 27cm, D: 18cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Rare Antique Statue Bulldog Pug with Puppies Art Nouveau Porcelain
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful rare antique statue, Art Nouveau figure of a bulldog or pug with a basket in its mouth with young puppies, numbered 3959 on the back, early 20th century.
Made of glazed po...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900 Century WMF Albert Mayer Art Nouveau Silver Metal Vase _ set of 2
Located in Brescia, IT
WMF vases
Germany, 1900-1910
Silver metal Jugenstil Vases
Excellent condition.
WMF mark under the base
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
"Djinn" by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very fine French Animaliers bronze study of a stallion standing behind a post and rail fence exhibiting excellent hand finished surface detail and good...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$4,088
L. M. Ericsson BC 2000 Telephone Made in 1900 Designed as Old Times Book Press
Located in Sweden, SE
Very rare collectible desktop telephone L. M. Ericsson model BC 2000 (Old Catalogue No. 400) for battery ringing. Exclusive and unusual design in the form of an old times book press. Framework of polished walnut. Micro-telephone RE 2002 (Old Cat. No. 520) with cord RS 7021 (Old Cat. No. 2252) and switch in the handle resting on a cradle switch, flexible cable, RS 9000 (Old Cat. No. 2084) and terminal block within Ericssons serial number that dates device on 1900 Stockholm, Sweden.
Size app.: 22.5 cm (roughly 8.9 in) high, 27 cm (roughly 10.6 in) wide, 11 cm (roughly 4.3 in) deep. Very good condition, age and usage wear plus tiny losses. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2 kg it is going to measure some 3 kg packed for shipment.
Lars Magnus Ericsson began his association with telephones in his youth as an instrument maker. He worked for a firm which made telegraph equipment for the Swedish government agency Telegrafverket. In 1876, aged 30, he started a telegraph repair shop with help from his friend Carl Johan Andersson. The shop was in central Stockholm (No. 15 on Drottninggatan, the principal shopping street) and repaired foreign-made telephones. In 1878 Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment. His phones were not technically innovative, as most of the inventions had already been made in the US. In 1878, he made an agreement to supply telephones and switchboards to Sweden's first telecom operating company, Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag. Also in 1878, local telephone importer Numa Peterson hired Ericsson to adjust some telephones from the Bell Telephone Company. This inspired him to buy a number of Siemens telephones...
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1890s Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gilt Art Nouveau Portrait Casket Double Inkwell WMF (Attrib.)
Germany, Circa 1900s
Attributed to WMF” Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
A gilt Art Nouveau portrait casket double i...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$2,280 Sale Price
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Galle cameo glass Hydrangea vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Devon, GB
Galle cameo glass Hydrangea vase C1905. Unusual shaped pedestal vase decorated with stylised hydrangeas.The vase is built up with five layers of glass a...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,798 Sale Price
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Edgar Brandt Style Hand Forged Iron Snake or Serpent Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s.
A decorative object, which would look great in your shelf, but also suitable as a paperweight, a jewelry ring holder...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Vase with Herons and Flowers, J.W. Mijnlieff, Holland Utrecht 1900s
By Faience- en Tegelfabriek Holland
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional Art Nouveau ceramic vase by Jan Willem Mijnlieff, founder and master ceramist of Fayence- en Tegelfabriek Holland, the iconic Utrecht factory active between 1893 and 1920...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,142 Sale Price
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Loetz Glass Vase Pink and Orange Iridescent 1950s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Iridescent orange and pink glass vase by Loetz, made in the 1950s.
Ø cm 10 h cm 11
Loetz is a name that immediately evokes images of extraordinarily beautiful and refined blown gla...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$390 Sale Price
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Art nouveau antique sterling silver photograph frame hallmarked London 1903
By James Samuel Bell & Louis Willmott
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1903, this antique sterling silver photograph frame was made by James Bell & Louis Willmott. The design reflects the Art Nouveau taste, with a shaped aperture...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Cat Figurine by Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This exquisite bronze figurine from the early 1900s, by renowned French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, depicts a seated cat with exceptional elegance and realism. The sculpture captures ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Stoneware Cider Pitcher with Satyr Handle
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large 19th century Art Nouveau stoneware cider pitcher with a detailed satyr, faun or devil hanging on a tree branche handle.
Unfortunately I know nothin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$680 Sale Price
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19th Century French Majolica Purple & Pink Iris Cache Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th French Majolica purple and pink iris cache pot.
H / 8.5 inches
D / 10 to 8.8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Emile Gallé French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Antwerp, BE
Emille Galle (1846-1904).
Émile Gallé was a French glass maker and furniture designer, who had his home in his native Nancy. His favourite topic, which he frequently used in his wor...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Modernist French Desing Footed Trumpet Frosted Glass Broad Vase by André Groult
By Andre Groult
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Modernist footed trumpet frosted glass broad vase by french decorator and designer André Groult
By: André Groult
Material: glass
Technique: glazed, cast, unglazed...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Unmarked
Height: 7.5 Inches, handle to handle 8.25 Inches
Condition: Very good with wear commensurate of age and use with some loss to gilt,
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
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Early 1900s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Zsolnay "Bird and Tulip" Glazed Ceramic Ewer
By Zsolnay
Located in New York, NY
This resplendent Zsolnay bird ewer—resting on three feet and crowned with a blooming tulip handle—is a triumph of Art Nouveau design, created by Sándor Apáti-Abt for the Zsolnay manu...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Austrian Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Peacock Sculpture Statue 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Art Nouveau coldpainted bronze sculpture of a peacock by Franz Bergman, Vienna, circa 1920.
The bronze depicts a remarkably lifelike peacock with it's tail fe...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Majolica Jardiniere Pansies Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Jardiniere Pansies signed Delphin Massier, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Jugendstil Brass and Enamel Large Vase with Handles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare large sculptural brass vase with handles is decorated with enameled dark blue, green, and white abstract Art Deco or Jugendstil style desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Metal
$460 Sale Price
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Loetz, Glass "Titania" Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vase, Swirl Green, Blue
By Loetz Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vase in swirl Titania glass and overlay silver, This is a rare antique vase.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Burmantofts Faience Majolica Pottery Stand & Jardiniere 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A very handsome Art Nouveau faience pottery jardiniere and Stand, Burmantofts Pottery, circa 1895.
The jardiniere and stand having multi-color glaze and Art Nouveau floral decoratio...
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1890s British Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany Studios 10.5" Bronze Pine Needle Fernery Jardinière #833 Planter
Located in Toledo, OH
Tiffany Studios 10.5" pine needles pattern Fernery jardinière planter in bronze. Interior copper insert has some dents. No cracks or chips to the glass. Produced between 1899-1918. V...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Style WMF Art Nouveau Brass and Copper Flowerpot with Levers and Organic Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Style WMF Art Nouveau brass and copper flowerpot with levers and organic details
Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper.
Brass handles with Organic style details
With original...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Pate de Verre “Noisettes” Vide Poche
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare Art Nouveau Daum Nancy pate de verre 'Noisettes' vide poche in orange, reds, greens and yellows. Daum in Nancy was integral is ori...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
19th Century Majolica Orchid Cache Pot Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare unique 19th century Majolica orchid cache pot signed Delphin Massier, the three sides have different colors.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique e...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Art Nouveau Three Rooster Diminutive Vase with Talon Legs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Art Nouveau Three Rooster Diminutive Vase with Talon Legs
Austria, Circa 1890s, Franz Bergmann School, Unmarked
This rare and striking Art Nouveau vase exemplifies the o...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fine Galle Cameo Glass Cabinet Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Galle Cameo glass cabinet vase, with lavender cameo floral decoration, signed in the glass. Measure: The opening is 1.75" diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$716 Sale Price
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French Vintage Pair of Gres d’Alsace Vases
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Washed in stunning cobalt blue glaze, this vintage pair of French Gres d’Alsace ceramic vases comes from the Alsatian town of Betschdorf which has maintained a unique tradition of ce...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 / set
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Measures: W / 17 inches , H / 8.3 inches.
The Massier family are known f...
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Art Nouveau American Rookwood Pottery Vellum Vase by Lorinda Epply 1915
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Art Nouveau Rookwood three handled vellum vase, Lorinda Epply, 1915.
The blue vase of reversed bell shaped with three elongated handles, around the wide mouth of the...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Superb Arts and Crafts Nutwood and Brass Pendulum / Table Clock or Desk Clock
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and stylish clock, in good working order.
If you are looking for an exceptionally designed clock from the Arts & Crafts era then this rare mantel clock could be yours to enjoy soon. You will rarely find a table clock...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau Pottery Vase by Charles Greber. Beauvais, France, circa 1920.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful art nouveau vase with amazing glaze.
Made by Charles Gréber in his studio in Beauvais, France in early 20th Century.
Great condition. Signed by the artist.
Reputed ce...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1918 Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase Signed Floral Art Nouveau Style
Located in Seattle, WA
Hand-painted porcelain vase marked Imperial PSLAustria and signed by the artist, likely dated 1918. The body features a matte celadon glaze with hand-detailed florals and basket moti...
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1910s Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Very Rare Villeroy Boch / Mettlach Jardiniere on Flower Columns, 1890
Located in Handewitt, DE
Pair of very rare Villeroy Boch / Mettlach jardiniere on flower columns circa .1890. Richly decorated with ornaments, heads and colors. Very good quality...
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19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Gallé Signed, Set of Acid Etched Double Overlay Cameo Vases, 1920
By Gallé
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite Art Nouveau set vases by Émile Gallé in Nancy are statement pieces in the room. Signed Gallé. Original Acid Etched Double Overlay Cameo Vase.
In purple over beige and...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Cendrillon" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
An attractive late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze bust exhibiting deep multi-hued patination and excellent detail. The beautiful character wearing a head dress and a loosely draped blouse representing ’Cinderella’ from the famous French opera. The bronze is signed E Villanis and titled to the fore on its integral bronze base.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 30 cm
Width: 19 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik
Page No: 35
SKU: 8773
ABOUT
Villanis Cendrillon
Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Box 30B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Vintage Sterling Silver Georg Jensen Box with Amber Agate Finial, Design #30, designed by Georg Jensen in 1913.
This exquisite sterling silver box by renowned silversmith Georg Jensen showcases exceptional craftsmanship. The amber agate finial is elegantly set in a stylized motif of signature Jensen leaves, encircled by a delicate beaded border. The hinged lid is meticulously hand-chased with intricate floral details, while the four feet are shaped like artistic flower buds, exemplifying Jensen’s iconic design language.
An extraordinary amount of hand-chasing went into this piece, elevating it beyond silversmithing into the realm of fine art and home jewelry...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Ornate Flora and Monogrammed Sterling Overlay
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful piece of functional art is a gorgeous reflection of the Art Nouveau era from which it came. Used primarily as a perfume bottle, this stunning work of art was created b...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Auguste Moreau Pair of Signed French Art Nouveau Sculptural Vases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautifully sculpted pair of French vases by listed artist Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), each depicting a figure fishing, and each individually signed. The boy figure is casting a ne...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Mounted on a Black Marble Plinth
From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to introduce this Swiss Black Forest Lucerne Lion Carving. The Lucern...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
H / 10.5 inches , L / 11.3 inches , D / 6 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and p...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Loetz Attributed Peacock Feather Iridescent Miniature Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality Art Nouveau miniature iridescent glass vase, possibly Loetz and dating from the early 20th century. This heavily made amethyst glass vase is exquisitely decora...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$405 Sale Price
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1920s Golf Player Harry Vardon Bronze Statue, Richard Thuss, Argentor Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning antique early 20th-century Austrian Art Nouveau bronze portrait figurine / sculpture depicting the renowned golfer Harry Vardon, titled "Joueur au Golf". This piece is dat...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Signed Emile Galle 14 inches
By Émile Gallé
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Art Nouveau Cameo Vase after Emile Galle 14 inches height.In the style of French Art Nouveau, Galle Cameo glass vase, several layers with tones of browns, beige overlaid in tur...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Austrian Art Glass and Bronze Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Art Nouveau era art glass vase produced in Austria or Bohemia. Possibly by Loetz. The vase or cache pot is sculpted bronze decorated with foliage legs and great owl form h...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$716 Sale Price
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Sculpture Giant Amphora Vase Majolica Hand Painted Four Seasons Art Nouveau
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic amphora in glazed majolica, handmade and hand painted in central Italy. On the amphora are represented, in great detail, the four seasons personified by graceful women surro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Art Nouveau Box, Hand Painted, France Circa 1920
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood. It is Hand painted, in black and green, color. It has been made in France circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$237 Sale Price
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Sitting Kewpie or The Thinker, Silvered Bronze Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Sitting Kewpie" or "The Thinker", Car Mascot Hood Ornament, 1910´s.
Made of silvered bronze, mounted over a green and white mrble base.
Can de used as a desk paperweight.
Originally appearing in the form of magazine illustrations between 1905 and 1909, Kewpie dolls...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Amphora Art Nouveau Vase with Pine Cone Motif by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel
Made in Austria
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel, late 19th/early 20th century,
the figure modeled stand...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Royal Bonn - Franz Anton Mehlem, Hand Painted & Gilded Vase / Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Bronze Entitled 'La Verité Meconnue' by Aime-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
An enigmatic late 19th Century bronze study of a seated female nude leaning on her knees, hiding her face, on integral naturalistic canted rectangular base, signed to one side DALOU above the cracked mirror (facing to the rear), the opposing side marked Susse Fres Edts the rear with Susse Freres pastille flanked by the letters H P and S.
The title of this subject translates as 'The Truth Revealed' and refers to the young woman inconsolable having seen her true reflection in a mirror, which she has dropped and lies broken on the hard floor.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 14 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1890
Foundry: Susse Frères Paris
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 8790
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rare Majolica Pink Daisy Basket Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Pink Daisy basket Delphin Massier Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Small Hans Müller Art Nouveau Bronze Cabinet Sculpture/Bust of a Half-Clad Woman
By Hans Muller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, small-scale antique Art Nouveau cabinet bronze.
In the form of a half-naked young woman in three-quarter profile.
Likely an allegory to Summer or The Harvest (or possibly a...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Pair Of Barbotine Vases, Green, Floral, France, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau pair of faience vases in green ceramic with floral barbotine reliefs.
The interiors are finished in a striking bluish glaze that contrasts elegantly with the naturali...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,463 Sale Price / set
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Antique Circa 1900 Art Nouveau Kayserzinn "4010" Pewter Tankard with Monogram
By Kayserzinn 1
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning and monumental example of Kayserzinn pewter, an exceptional piece for the collector. This antique art nouveau Jugendstil pewter tankard is stamped "Kayserzinn 4010" and wa...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Art Nouveau Alpaca Matchstick Case, Vintage Austria, Monogram J.P.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau matchstick holder case by an Austrian manufacturer. Silver plated alpaca. with makers mark, year around 1910s or older. With J.P. monogram. Some minor dings and...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
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